The N&G Top 500 Albums of All Time!!!

I was blurbing my list in 10s, but then my draft of the top 10 disappeared and I'm too lazy to put it back together again.

Here's the full list:

1. Oasis - Definitely Maybe
2. Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible
3. R.E.M. - Lifes Rich Pageant
4. David Bowie - Hunky Dory
5. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
6. Prince - Dirty Mind
7. Scott Walker - Scott 4
8. Suede - Dog Man Star
9. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
10. Nirvana - In Utero
11. The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow
12. Radiohead - The Bends
13. Jeff Buckley - Grace
14. Pulp - Different Class
15. Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights
16. The Associates - The Affectionate Punch
17. The National - Alligator
18. Frank Ocean - Blonde
19. Wild Beasts - Two Dancers
20. Björk - Debut
21. Depeche Mode - Violator
22. Burning Spear - Marcus Garvey
23. Madonna - The Immaculate Collection
24. Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish
25. Morrissey - Bona Drag
26. Belle and Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister
27. Joni Mitchell - Blue
28. Richard Hawley - Cole's Corner
29. OutKast - Aquemini
30. Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city
31.The Jesus and Mary Chain - Darklands
32. The Clash - London Calling
33. Primal Scream - Screamadelica
34. Arctic Monkeys - AM
35. Robyn - Body Talk
36. D'Angelo - Voodoo
37. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads
38. Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest
39. Let's Wrestle - In The Court Of The Wrestling Let's
40. U2 - Achtung Baby
41. Kanye West - The Life Of Pablo
42. The Rolling Stones - Hot Rocks (1964-1971)
43. Teenage Fanclub - Songs From Northern Britain
44. The Wedding Present - Take Fountain
45. Wilco - Summerteeth
46. The Cure - The Head on the Door
47. Felt - Forever Breathes the Lonely Word
48. Laura Marling - Once I Was An Eagle
49. Iggy Pop - Raw Power
50. John Grant - Queen Of Denmark
 
McGlam said:
I was blurbing my list in 10s, but then my draft of the top 10 disappeared and I'm too lazy to put it back together again.

Here's the full list:

1. Oasis - Definitely Maybe
2. Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible
3. R.E.M. - Lifes Rich Pageant
4. David Bowie - Hunky Dory
5. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
6. Prince - Dirty Mind
7. Scott Walker - Scott 4
8. Suede - Dog Man Star
9. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
10. Nirvana - In Utero
11. The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow
12. Radiohead - The Bends
13. Jeff Buckley - Grace
14. Pulp - Different Class
15. Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights
16. The Associates - The Affectionate Punch
17. The National - Alligator
18. Frank Ocean - Blonde
19. Wild Beasts - Two Dancers
20. Björk - Debut
21. Depeche Mode - Violator
22. Burning Spear - Marcus Garvey
23. Madonna - The Immaculate Collection
24. Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish
25. Morrissey - Bona Drag
26. Belle and Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister
27. Joni Mitchell - Blue
28. Richard Hawley - Cole's Corner
29. OutKast - Aquemini
30. Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city
31.The Jesus and Mary Chain - Darklands
32. The Clash - London Calling
33. Primal Scream - Screamadelica
34. Arctic Monkeys - AM
35. Robyn - Body Talk
36. D'Angelo - Voodoo
37. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads
38. Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest
39. Let's Wrestle - In The Court Of The Wrestling Let's
40. U2 - Achtung Baby
41. Kanye West - The Life Of Pablo
42. The Rolling Stones - Hot Rocks (1964-1971)
43. Teenage Fanclub - Songs From Northern Britain
44. The Wedding Present - Take Fountain
45. Wilco - Summerteeth
46. The Cure - The Head on the Door
47. Felt - Forever Breathes the Lonely Word
48. Laura Marling - Once I Was An Eagle
49. Iggy Pop - Raw Power
50. John Grant - Queen Of Denmark
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I’m starting to think that Debut will end up as the highest ranked Björk album on the N&G list. Redemption at last!
 
Crabbers said:
Alright...I'm late to the party but here comes my list. It is pretty heavy with albums that just mean a whole lot to me growing up and will always transport me back in time. That's the beauty of music to me. It takes you places.


1. Radiohead-OK Computer
2. Nick Drake-Pink Moon
3. Durand Jones & The Indications-Durand Jones & The Indications
4. Radiohead-In Rainbows
5. Led Zeppelin-IV
6. Pink Floyd-Wish You Were Here
7. Outkast-Aquemini
8. Michael Jackson-Thriller
9. The Beatles-Rubber Soul
10. Presidents of the United States of America- S/T
11. Pearl Jam-Vs.
12. Radiohead-The Bends
13. Silverchair-Frogstomp
14. Stone Temple Pilots-Purple
15. Smashing Pumpkins-Siamese Dream
16. Radiohead-Kid A
17. Daft Punk-Random Access Memories
18. Thom Yorke-Eraser
19. Bob Marley-Legend
20. Pink Floyd-Dark Side of the Moon
21. Garden State Soundtrack
22. Weezer-Blue Album
23. CAKE-Fashion Nugget
24. Tom Petty-Wildflowers
25. Red Hot Chili Peppers-Californication
26. Gorillaz-Demon Days
27. Bloc Party-Silent Alarm
28. The Beatles-Abbey Road
29. Interpol-Our Love To Admire
30. CAKE-Comfort Eagle
31.Rolling Stones-Let It Bleed
32. Radiohead- Hail To The Thief
33. Alice in Chains-MTV Unplugged
34. Nirvana-MTV Unplugged
35. Everclear-Sparkle and Fade
36. Blind Melon-Blind Melon
37. Offspring-Smash
38. The Black Keys-Attack & Release
39. Arcade Fire-The Suburbs
40. Dave Matthews Band-Crash
41. Jurassic Five-Power in Numbers
42. Guster-Goldfly
43. Dan Auerbach-Waiting on a Song
44. Coldplay-A Rush of Blood to the Head
45. The Crow Soundtrack
46. Black Pumas-Black Pumas
47. Muse-Black Holes and Revelations
48. Modest Mouse-Good News For People Who Love Bad News
49. The Whitest Boy Alive-Dreams
50. The Tragically Hip-Live Between Us
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Awesome Durand Jones placement there (y)
 
I don't feel like posting the whole list now, but I submitted mine off, some fun little trivia nuggets from it. My own rules limited it to one album per artist although side projects can be a second album if it was a distinct side project. I'll put it up once all the results go up as I'm curious to see if anyone matches my weirder choices.
  • Gender: 19 Female Artists (or all Female Groups), 17 Male Artists (or All Male Groups), and 14 Mixed Groups (or in one case, a DJ who heavily uses both genders as samples)
  • There is exactly one album by a "Buckley" on it...but it's not Jeff Buckley.
  • As far as I can tell, I don't think two of my Top 5 or four of my Top 10 artists have been posted in the thread at all to this point.
  • There is one 2020 album on the list.
  • My first six choices all have a dark black background, but only three other albums of the remaining 44 have that format
  • Like everyone else it seems I also have Pet Sounds in my Top 10
  • There's one comedy album, one Christmas album, one film soundtrack and one Broadway soundtrack in the Top 50.
 
Since some of y'alls eyes are so poor to not be able to read that clear as day writing on the wall, here is my list that was created by a random list generator 🍻 Congrats Samual Jackson Five on being the greatest album 🚀

  1. Samual Jackson Five - Easily Misunderstood
  2. Yndi Halda - Enjoy Eternal Bliss
  3. godspeed You Black Emperor - F# A# infinity
  4. Six parts seven - everywhere and right here
  5. eminem - the eminem show
  6. brand new - the devil and god are raging inside me
  7. explosions in the sky - How Strange, innocence
  8. envy - From here to eternity
  9. thursday - war all the time
  10. pink floyd - Animals
  11. Nujabes - metaphorical music
  12. mono - hymn to the immortal wind
  13. radiohead - Hail to the thief
  14. sage francis - a healthy distrust
  15. the sound of animals fighting - Tiger and the Duke
  16. YMO - Yellow Magic Orchestra
  17. Happy End - 風街ろまん
  18. Uyama Hiroto - Freeform Jazz
  19. Wang Wen - 0.7
  20. All India Radio - Echo Other
  21. Cold Fairyland - Kingdom of Benevolent strangers
  22. From Autumn to Ashes - Holding a Wolf by the ears
  23. Passion Pit - Gossamer
  24. Freelance Whales - weathervanes
  25. Joey Bada$$ - All-Amerikkkan Bada$$
  26. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a butterfly
  27. Lemon Jelly - Lost Horizons
  28. Mansionz - Mansionz
  29. meWithoutYou - Brother, Sister
  30. The Mars Volta - The Bedlam in Goliath
  31. Olafur Arnals - For now I am winter
  32. Portugal. The Man - Censored Colors
  33. underoath - define the great line
  34. Broken Social Scene - Feel Good Lost
  35. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
  36. Built to spill - perfect from now on
  37. Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2 scences from a memory
  38. The Fall of Troy - Doppelganger
  39. Fear Before - Fear Before
  40. Gabor Szabo - Rambler
  41. god is an astronaut - all is violent, all is bright
  42. gorillaz - demon days
  43. Manchester Orchestra - Mean everything to nothing
  44. menomena - I am the fun blame monster
  45. mew - frengers
  46. modest mouse - the moon and antartica
  47. Yeasayer - All Hour Cymbals
  48. worlds end girlfriend - farewell kingdom
  49. the album leaf - one day i'll be on time
  50. Yo La Tengo - I can hear the heart beating as one
 
Ok, this has no joke been one of the toughest things I've done in 2020 🤣

I don't think you guys noticed but I embarrassed myself earlier in the thread by doing the slow reveal 5 at a time. I wasn't true to my own tastes and ended up posting iconic artists/albums instead of leaning into what defined ME. As it got closer to the end I realized that I was missing some absolutely pivotal favorite albums and that some artists, while I like them very much, didn't belong on a list that embodied ME. I went back to the drawing board this last week and used a spreadsheet to visualize it all. I came up with a drastically different looking list that I feel truly represents me and my favorite albums. Here is the final list that I will be sending to @Woob_woob
Playlist of my favorite songs from each respective album:

Violent Femmes- S/t
Weezer- Blue Album
Pearl Jam- Vitalogy
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever to Tell
Operation Ivy- S/t
Offspring- Smash
Alkaline Trio- From Here to Infirmary
Regina Spektor- Begin to Hope
Stone Temple Pilots- Tiny Music
Brand New- Deja Entendu
Outkast- Stankonia
George Harrison- All Thing Must Pass
Rancid- Let's Go
My Morning Jacket- Z
Distillers- Sing Sing Death House
Clash - London Calling
Nirvana - Unplugged
Portishead- Dummy
Velvet Underground & Nico - s/t
Dire Straits- Brothers in Arms
Bad Religion- Recipe for Hate
No Motiv- Diagram for Healing
Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American
Queen - The Game
The Strokes- Is This It
Soundgarden- Superunknown
Bayside- S/t
Eric Clapton- Slowhand
Hot Water Music- A Flight and a Crash
Elvist Costello- My Aim is True
Lorde- Melodrama
Modest Mouse- Good News for People Who Love Bad News
Tsunami Bomb - The Definitive Act
Beatles- Rubber Soul
Snoop Dogg- Doggystyle
Cranberries- Everbody Else is Doing it, So Why Can't We?
The B-52's - s/t
Ramones- Rocket to Russia
Tom Petty- Wildflowers
Bad Brains- S/t
Talking Heads- 77
Oasis- (What's the Story) Morning Glory
Green Day - Dookie
X- More Fun in the New World
Glass Animals - Zaba
Sylvan Esso - What Now
Social Distortion- Somwhere Between Heaven and Hell
The Adicts- Smart Alex
Sunny Day Real Estate- Diary
 
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I posted mine bit by bit, but here's the full list. Big winners were Belle & Sebastian (4 albums), The Beatles (3 albums plus a solo McCartney), plus The Cure, PJ Harvey, Grimes, and Steely Dan (2 each). Not enough jazz but that will change once we play this game again in 5-10 years.

1. The CureDisintegration1989
2. Belle & SebastianDear Catastrophe Waitress2003
3. The BeatlesSgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band1967
4. Belle & SebastianThe Life Pursuit2006
5. Allen ToussaintFrom A Whisper To A Scream1970
6. PJ HarveyStories from the City, Stories from the Sea2000
7. The SmithsThe Queen Is Dead1986
8. David BowieStation to Station1976
9. BjorkDebut1993
10. Pet Shop BoysIntrospective1988
11. LadytronLight & Magic2002
12. Thelonious MonkMonk's Music1958
13. Beach HouseThank Your Lucky Stars2015
14. Steely DanCountdown to Ecstacy1973
15. Paul McCartneyRam1971
16. Led ZeppelinPresence1977
17. Neil YoungLive Rust1979
18. Talking HeadsSpeaking In Tongues1983
19. GrimesVisions2012
20. Steely DanAja1977
21. WilcoSummerteeth1999
22. RushMoving Pictures1981
23. The Stone RosesThe Stone Roses1989
24. NirvanaUnplugged in NYC1994
25. Belle & SebastianIf You're Feeling Sinister1996
26. PJ HarveyLet England Shake2011
27. SpoonGimme Fiction2005
28. Roxy MusicFor Your Pleasure1972
29. PixiesDoolittle1989
30. GarbageVersion 2.01998
31. U2Achtung Baby1991
32. RadioheadThe Bends1995
33. AlvvaysAlvvays2014
34. TelevisionMarquee Moon1977
35. OasisDefinitely Maybe1995
36. The ClashLondon Calling1979
37. The BeatlesMagical Mystery Tour1967
38. GrimesArt Angels 2015
39. Real EstateDays2011
40. The StrokesIs This It2001
41. Velvet UndergroundVelvet Underground1968
42. Ozzy OsbourneBlizzard of Ozz1980
43. PortisheadDummy1994
44. Belle & SebastianTigermilk1995
45. The BeatlesAbbey Road1969
46. Type O NegativeBloody Kisses1993
47. Miles DavisIn A Silent Way1969
48. Bat For LashesTwo Suns2009
49. Fleetwood MacFleetwood Mac1975
50. The CureWish1992
 
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ThePakoBuelna said:
Hello all! I've come to share my barely finished list! Before I began this, I said I would extend to two albums per artist, but finally went with one to show more bands I love.

Also I chucked some popular artists to the back, because I figured it would be in everyone's lists lol. I based this more on what I want to play regularly or what I used to play a lot too!

So.. up next, 50-46!

50.- Miles Davis "Kind Of Blue" 1959



49.- The Beatles "Rubber Soul" 1965


48.- Black Sabbath "Paranoid" 1970


47.- David Bowie "Blackstar" 2016


46.- Boston "Boston" 1976
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Continuing with 45-41!

45.- Gorillaz "Humanz" 2017

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Humanz (Deluxe)

Gorillaz · Album · 2017 · 26 songs
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44.- Flobots "Fight With Tools" 2008

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Fight With Tools

Flobots · Album · 2008 · 12 songs
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43.- Asian Kung-fu Generation "Sol-fa" 2004

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Sol-fa

ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION · Album · 2004 · 12 songs
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42.- Remioromen "Ether" 2005

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ether [エーテル]

Remioromen · Album · 2005 · 12 songs
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41.- Husking Bee "variandante" 2004

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variandante

Husking Bee · Album · 2004 · 12 songs
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Tys1 said:
Ok, this has no joke been one of the toughest things I've done in 2020 🤣

I don't think you guys noticed but I embarrassed myself earlier in the thread by doing the slow reveal 5 at a time. I wasn't true to my own tastes and ended up posting iconic artists/albums instead of leaning into what defined ME. As it got closer to the end I realized that I was missing some absolutely pivotal favorite albums and that some artists, while I like them very much, didn't belong on a list that embodied ME. I went back to the drawing board this last week and used a spreadsheet to visualize it all. I came up with a drastically different looking list that I feel truly represents me and my favorite albums. Here is the final list that I will be sending to @Woob_woob
Playlist of my favorite songs from each respective album:

Violent Femmes- S/t
Smoking Popes- Destination Failure
Weezer- Blue Album
Pearl Jam- Vitalogy
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever to Tell
Operation Ivy- S/t
Offspring- Smash
Alkaline Trio- From Here to Infirmary
Regina Spektor- Begin to Hope
Stone Temple Pilots- Tiny Music
Brand New- Deja Entendu
Outkast- Stankonia
George Harrison- All Thing Must Pass
Rancid- Let's Go
My Morning Jacket- Z
Distillers- Sing Sing Death House
Clash - London Calling
Nirvana - Unplugged
Portishead- Dummy
Velvet Underground & Nico - s/t
Dire Straits- Brothers in Arms
Bad Religion- Recipe for Hate
No Motiv- Diagram for Healing
Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American
Queen - The Game
The Strokes- Is This It
Soundgarden- Superunknown
Bayside- S/t
Eric Clapton- Slowhand
Hot Water Music- A Flight and a Crash
Elvist Costello- My Aim is True
Lorde- Melodrama
Modest Mouse- Good News for People Who Love Bad News
Tsunami Bomb - The Definitive Act
Beatles- Rubber Soul
Snoop Dogg- Doggystyle
Cranberries- Everbody Else is Doing it, So Why Can't We?
The B-52's - s/t
Ramones- Rocket to Russia
Tom Petty- Wildflowers
Bad Brains- S/t
Talking Heads- 77
Oasis- (What's the Story) Morning Glory
Green Day - Dookie
X- More Fun in the New World
Glass Animals - Zaba
Sylvan Esso - What Now
Social Distortion- Somwhere Between Heaven and Hell
The Adicts- Smart Alex
Sunny Day Real Estate- Diary
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I love that you included Let’s Go by Rancid. Such a great record.
 
Sonicpharmacist said:
There’s no way I could have limited it to one album per artist, so kudos. Weird, but I never cared for Op Ivy myself.
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Oh man, it embodies everything punk means to me. Messages of unity combined with establishment rebellion, lessons in hope and despair, and all delivered with some weird sort of mix of hardcore gritty angst and groovy Specials-esque ska rhythm grooves.... I can, and have, listened to it on repeat for hours upon hours. Man, I wish I was old enough to attend some of those infamous Gilman St. Shows!
 
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